Toy pistol



J1me l. MCWHIRTER TOY PISTOL Fild March 12, 192B IVENTOR.

Patented June 25, 1929.

UNITED STATES IRA C. MGWHIRTER, OF GREENVILLE, TEXAS.

TOY PISTOL.

Application filed March 12, 1928. Serial No. 261,089.

The present invention relates to improvements in toy pistols for the firing of paper or fulminating ca s; and the invention has for 4 its principal ject to provide a pistol of and functioning of same,

unusual size in imitation of the six-shooter type used by cowboys and ranchmen.

Other objects of this invention are to provide a simple, durable, and cheaply constructed toy pistol of giant size, this being possible only by using a light and inexpensive material such as wood which is the material that I now have in mind. V

lVith these several objects in view my invention consists of the novel construction of toy pistol hereinafter set forth, constructed of wood of large size, and provided with a metal cap, receivinganvil, a hammer for firing caps placed thereon and a trigger for controlling the action of said hammer; and, furthermore, this invention in the several novel arrangements and combinations of the various parts, as well as the detail of construction thereof, all of which will be fully described in the following specification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims.

' accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pistol em bodying the several novel features of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the pistol, illustrating the arrangement of the firing anvil, the hammer and trigger and springs necessary for the proper working Figure 3 is a perspective view of firing anvil, and

Figure 4 is a detail view of block forming one side of cylinder.

S'imilar characters of reference are employed in all of the said above-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the said, drawings, the reference numeral 1 is a pistol frame constructed of wood, 2 is a mortised' slot cut through from the top of said frame to the lower side. A hole 3 is bored longitudinally through the barrel and communicates with the slot 2. Fastened to the top of the frame 1 with screws posite sides of The invention is clearly illustrated in the 4: is an anvil 5 for holding the caps to be eX- ploded. The end of this anvil is bent down ward so that its position will be in direct line with the hammer, and has ears 6 projecting outward to receive and hold the caps.

Held by the pivot 7 inthe usual manner is a hammer 8 shaped like a cowboysboot. Attached to the hammer 8 is a Wire 9, the other end of said 'wire forming the mainspring 10 and is anchored to the pin 11 in the barrel of the pistol. To further strengthen the barrel of the pistol a metal tube 12 is inserted, for a distance in the bore. The trigger 13 provided with a tension spring 14 holds the hammer in a raised position until ready to be released in the usual way. One end of the trigger guard 15 is bent upward through the mortise slot 2 and is fastened by the screw 16, the opposite end is fastened to the forward part of the frame by the screw 17.- A dummy shell ejector 18 composed of a'length of turned wood is inserted in a hole drilled in the forward part of the pistol frame and glued in.

place. Cylinder blocks 19 are fastened to opframe to give the big-guneffect. The pistol is painted, or otherwise stampedwith ornamental designs or pictures to give it a pleasing and realistic appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what I I claim is 1. In a toy pistol, in construction, having a dummy ejector inserted and fastened in the proper place, substantially as described.

2. In a toy pistol, with an anvilfor exploding caps, said anvil being independent of frame but intended to be fastenedtosaid frame, one end bent downward to a position to be struck by a hammer, and having ears bent and formed to hold said caps to'be eX- ploded, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my' signature.

IRA o. MOWHIRTER. 

